Every other film, nowadays, that goes on to become a hit claims to be the greatest hit ever in Indian cinema. The fact is, Sholay is and will remain for quite some time to come, the biggest Bollywood movie ever made.

Sholay released on August 15, 1975 is also loved for its numerous humorous moments and is also the inspiration for many a joke.

I googled for Sholay jokes and was surprised to find so few of them on the internet and also that no one bothered to put them together in one place.

Searched for Sholay jokes, Gabbar jokes, Sambha jokes, Kalia jokes, Thakur jokes, Basanti jokes, Dhanno jokes, Jai-Veeru jokes and even Soorma Bhopali jokes and most of the jokes turned out to be stale. Others were just old jokes with the names replaced by Sholay characters.

Here are the results of my googling efforts. The best Sholay jokes (please add your favourite Sholay joke in the comments and I’ve left out a few deliberately):